American Mythos

American Mythos

A Show about American Mythology. A mixture of folklore, history, fact and hearsay Stories of heroes and monsters and historical oddities. At the heart of it all, Tales of and from the children of America

Episodes

  1. Si-Teh-Cah: The Cannibal Tribe

    11/05/2021

    Si-Teh-Cah: The Cannibal Tribe

    In this episode, we learn about a feared tribe of cannibalistic red haired giants who terrorized the Paiute peoples. We look at the historicity of the existence of the mythical tribe while also looking at the prevalence of giants in Paiute myth. Sources: https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Coyote-Paiute.html https://nevadagram.com/the-red-haired-giant-cannibals-of-the-lovelock-cave/ https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Si-Te-Cah http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/winnemucca/piutes/piutes.html#II https://web.archive.org/web/20160215061644/http://plpt.nsn.us/story.html https://escholarship.org/content/qt33n59338/qt33n59338.pdf?t=krnpyf https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-washoe/ https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheWomanandtheGiants-Paiute.html

    13 min
  2. The Pope and the Confederacy

    09/24/2021

    The Pope and the Confederacy

    In 1863, Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, sent a letter to Pope Pius IX. In response, the pope addressed Davis as the “Illustrious and Honorable Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, Richmond,” which sparked the myth that the pope was the sole European Sovereign to recognize the CSA.

    9 min
  3. Elephants for America

    09/10/2021

    Elephants for America

    In 1861 King Rama IV, also known as King Mongkut, the fourth Siamese monarch of the house of Chakri, expressed in a letter to president James Buchanan of the United States, upon having heard from an American captain visiting Siam that there were no elephants in America, his desire to gift one to the United States. By offering to send an Elephant to the Americans, our relations will surely improve! - Victoria 2 The story of one king's odd offer to the president of the United States

    8 min
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A Show about American Mythology. A mixture of folklore, history, fact and hearsay Stories of heroes and monsters and historical oddities. At the heart of it all, Tales of and from the children of America

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    American Mythos
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  • Episodes
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